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TigressDem

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1. As a Catholic myself, I can tell you there are many degrees of separation within the Church
Sun Feb 12, 2023, 12:16 PM
Feb 2023

Just as there are "violent evangelicals" who are acting against the principals laid down by Christ, there are Catholics more concerned with archaic law and being "pro life" for the unborn than the life of the mother, for example.

It's possible that they have identified those who follow the most conservative interpretation of the laws of the Catholic Church (ie Latin Mass Services) which may indicate they disavow changes made to the Church to make it more tolerant via Vatican II decisions that both Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict fought against, attempting to drag the Church back into more conservative agendas.

The question is: How many of the violent assaults on Abortion Clinics, doctors and clinic escorts have been perpetuated by ultra conservative Catholics?

Defendants are NOT listed by faith connection....
https://www.justice.gov/crt/recent-cases-violence-against-reproductive-health-care-providers


IN 2020 these are some statistics about Pro Life gone wild..



MORE https://msmagazine.com/2022/05/06/anti-abortion-violence-terrorism-roe-v-wade/



THERE ARE THOSE IN THE CHURCH WHO STRONGLY CONDEMN ANY VIOLENCE on the part of Pro Life Catholics

https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/library/cardinal-oconnors-response-to-violence-at-abortion-clinics-3804

Cardinal O'Connor's Response to Violence at Abortion Clinics

Seeing ourselves and others this way is one of our reasons for treasuring every human life, the life of the hungry, the homeless, the drunk, the drug-ridden, the unborn, the elderly, those with cancer, those with AIDS, the rich, the poor, the famous, the unknown. The feast of the Epiphany, then, is a great day to celebrate the great gift of life, life in general, the life of Christ, our own lives in and because of Christ.

It is this sense of the sacredness of every human life that has prompted my very close friend, His Eminence Cardinal Law, archbishop of Boston, to denounce unconditionally the recent killings and woundings that took place in two abortion clinics in his archdiocese. I joined him in that unconditional denunciation and expressed my deep sorrow for the victims and their loved ones, as I have done on previous occasions. Indeed, on this current occasion I have repeated publicly what I have said before and mean, with every fiber of my being: "If anyone has an urge to kill an abortionist, kill me instead." That's not a grandstand play. I am prepared to die if my death can save the life of another.

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